Nguah Surname
Approximately 721 people bear this surname
Nguah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 693 | 1:38,991 | 4,481 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| Cameroon | 8 | 1:2,596,134 | 118,056 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
Nguah Demographics
Nguah Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Nguah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nguah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nguah is most common in Ghana. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nguah? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 466,730th most frequently occurring family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,107,553 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nguah live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most widespread in Ghana, where it is borne by 693 people, or 1 in 38,991. Apart from Ghana this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 1 percent reside and Cameroon, where 1 percent reside.
Nguah Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Nguah last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngueah | 91 | 27 | / |
| N'Guah | 91 | 4 | / |
| Ngua | 89 | 9,917 | / |
| Guah | 89 | 1,974 | / |
| Nguea | 80 | 1,144 | / |
| Ngwah | 80 | 748 | / |
| Nggua | 80 | 281 | / |
| Guath | 80 | 47 | / |
| Gueah | 80 | 42 | / |
| Nguai | 80 | 28 | / |
| Guaha | 80 | 20 | / |
| Nguoh | 80 | 18 | / |
| Nguay | 80 | 17 | / |
| Ngwua | 80 | 5 | / |
| Guahy | 80 | 3 | / |
| Guaih | 80 | 2 | / |
| Guahe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nghua | 80 | 2 | / |
| Guadh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nguaa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Guaah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nguau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nguaz | 80 | 1 | / |
| N'Gua | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nguoa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gua | 75 | 12,963 | / |
| Guasch | 73 | 5,703 | / |
| Nengua | 73 | 639 | / |
| Ngwaah | 73 | 50 | / |
| Ngguai | 73 | 31 | / |
| Ngbeah | 73 | 28 | / |
| Ngwaha | 73 | 22 | / |
| Wangua | 73 | 21 | / |
| Ngouho | 73 | 19 | / |
| Ngguas | 73 | 12 | / |
| Nguoth | 73 | 10 | / |
| Ngwahu | 73 | 10 | / |
| Ngouha | 73 | 9 | / |
| Ngkuha | 73 | 5 | / |
| Guaich | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ngweah | 73 | 2 | / |
| N'Guea | 73 | 2 | / |
| N'Guat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guasth | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngwach | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngwahe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngwaih | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nngwah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guasph | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guayth | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guaush | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngouea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngueau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nguhop | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngwath | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngwa | 67 | 27,338 | / |
| Guay | 67 | 25,151 | / |
| Quah | 67 | 8,057 | / |
| Nguo | 67 | 1,232 | / |
| Guea | 67 | 1,202 | / |
| Ngba | 67 | 740 | / |
| Guai | 67 | 619 | / |
| Gwah | 67 | 400 | / |
| Nkua | 67 | 333 | / |
| Ghua | 67 | 252 | / |
| Guoh | 67 | 86 | / |
| Guau | 67 | 48 | / |
| Geesuah | 67 | 29 | / |
| Ngouhou | 67 | 21 | / |
| Ngoueha | 67 | 18 | / |
| Gvah | 67 | 17 | / |
| Ningwah | 67 | 14 | / |
| Cuah | 67 | 9 | / |
| Guaa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ninghua | 67 | 5 | / |
| Guaj | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ng'wahu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gwua | 67 | 3 | / |
| Cgua | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ngva | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gouhaih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guhaysh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Geekuah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkwuaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nenghua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hgua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gkua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nguotsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nguoaya | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nguah
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